The billboard — which had been removed by noon Saturday — stated, “We support Rob Ford,” beside an image of City Hall and the word “Toronto” in bold.

The billboard also featured a spelling mistake with the words “Ford = Fiscal Responsiblity (sic).” At the bottom it referenced a biblical verse, “Let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone John 8:7 (NLT)” — the latter acronym referring to the New Living Translation of the Bible.

It isn’t clear who paid for the advertisement, which could be seen by eastbound travellers on the Gardiner near Islington. It was part of a series of ads mechanically rotated through the same spot.